Board of Directors

Armen Orujyan, PhD
Founder and Chairman
Dr. Orujyan is Athgo's Founder, President and Chairman of the Board. He has worked for over a decade to develop practicum-based learning platforms for students and young professionals to experience diplomacy and work with leading global institutions first hand. Read More

Ron Auer
Mr. Auer is President and CEO of Ten Asset Management, an investment advisory firm headquartered in Encinitas, California. At Ten, he is responsible for product and strategy architecture, client relations, communications and administration. Read More

Benjamin Charchian
Mr. Charchian is a partner at Yeghiayan & Associates, a law firm in Los Angeles where he handles much of the firm’s civil litigation practice. Mr. Charchian obtained his bachelors degree in Political Science, with a concentration in International Relations. Read More

Darel Tai Engen, PhD
Dr. Engen has served as the Vice President of Education and Training of Athgo International since 2002. He has taught at UCLA, Gonzaga University, and is currently an Associate Professor of History at California State University, San Marcos. Read More

Terri New
Ms. New is the Founder and President of Capital Strategies, a fundraising consulting firm based in Los Angeles. She has worked for over 18 years with elected officials, philanthropists, corporations, business executives and grassroots activists around the country and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for various causes and candidates.

Tim Riesen, PhD
Tim Riesen is a management consultant with over twelve years of international management consulting experience in leading analytical, strategy development, and information technology-based process improvement projects for large multinational corporations. Read More